( McKinnon and his team have found out th...)Oral use of ZYVOX (Linezolid) is better to Intravenous Vancomycin use for Skin Infections,Health

McKinnon and his team have found out the benefits of oral ZYVOX for the treatment of skin infections and pneumonia caused by bacterial infections. They compared data from 80 health care clinics and compared it with the treatment // of Intravenous Vancomycin. The results show that oral tablets of Linezolid (ZYVOX), provides better treatment and significant savings of money spent to health clinics compared to vancomycin.

This study combining data from 80 health care clinics analyzed 1,048 adult patients treated with ZYVOX and compared it with 1,048 patients taking IV vancomycin between January 2002 and March 2004. Demographic, clinical and resource utilization data were collected for 12 months prior and during the 35 day observation period, including treatment duration.

During the follow-up period, 35 days after treatment, patients who received oral ZYVOX used significantly fewer health care resources in the six areas studied, including physician office visits (4.1 vs. 8.4 visits per patient; p<0.0001), emergency room visits (0.13 vs. 0.17; p=0.003), diagnostic claims (6.3 vs. 10.4; p<0.0001), other outpatient claims (8.9 vs. 18.4; p<0.0001), pharmacy claims (7.3 vs. 13.6; p<0.0001) and hospitalizations (0.19 vs. 0.23; p=0.024). The average total cost of care per patient was $4,630 (34 percent) less for ZYVOX patients compared with vancomycin patients ($8,922 vs. $13,552; p<0.0001).

EXPERTS VIEW OF ZYVOX:

“In short, patients were able to recover at home with less medical intervention than patients taking vancomycin,” said Yehuda Carmeli, MD, MPH, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Mass. and study investigator. “As the medical community strives to provide the best patient care while containing costs, these are important data for physicians to take under consideration.”

“This new information broadens our understanding of the benefits of oral linezolid,” said Peggy S. McKinnon, Pharm D, Clinical Pharmacist
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